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Abak Atama Soup recipe

Happy new week people! Hope y'all had a splendid weekend like i did. Over the weekend, i cooked one of my favorite soups known as Abak atama. For those who don't know yet, Abak atama is a popular soup Native to the Efiks which is an ethnic group located primarily in south-eastern part of Nigeria i.e Cross River State. It's similar to Ofe Akwu of the easterners and Banga soup of the southerners with the only difference being the spices and herbs used in cooking. The name "Abak" simply means palm fruit extract and "Atama" is a vegetable also known as Beletete in delta state hence the name Abak Atama which is derived from a combination of the palm fruit and vegetable used in cooking it. It's mostly prepared with seafood which is quite popular in the region but you can use beef in the preparation also. Below is a quick tutorial on how to cook it. p.s: Do you have recipes you've tried out on the blog or recipes you want to share with us? Do send it in to dobbyssignature@gmail.com and we'd be glad to feature you.

How to make Abak Atama (Efik style palm nut soup)• Prep Time: 30 minutes• Total Time: Over an Hour• Serves : 10-12 people

Step 1: Rinse the palm nuts 2-3 times with water then place in a medium sized pot. Add clean water just enough to cover the palm nuts in the pot and cook on the burner for 15-20 mins till the nuts get soft. you can check this by biting into one of the nuts. if it's soft, then its ready. Strain the liquid used in boiling out and place the palmnuts in a mortar and pound with a pestle till the skin separates from the kernel. Scoop the pounded nuts into a clean bowl and add water into it. Squeeze and strain the palm oil into a bowl

Step 2: Wash and place the Beef and assorted meat in a different pot. Add the Crushed seasoning, Pepper, Salt and water just enough to cover the meat in the pot. Cook till the meat gets tender leaving the concentrated meat stock within.

Step 3: Prepare the stock fish (if using any) by soaking it in hot water to soften for 10 minutes then rinse with clean water. For the smoked fish or dry fish, all you need to do is open it up from the middle, then remove the bone and gut. Rinse and set aside

Mr Adela - are you serious?!?!?!? I am actually tempted to go searching for the verse in Leviticus but something tells me you are pulling Dobby's legs. LOL!! You can always try it without the shellfish. Extremely scrumptious!!

I had Atama Soup and Poundo for lunch at work..it was delicious..I posted a pic on my instagram (https://instagram.com/tastensnap), have a look! I am not sure about making it myself, it looks like hard work,

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